% G6 p/ g: z0 l & Z! h# s) W" @: C2 a2 Q. Wrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de % {" t$ n# Z% k- Z5 i" n0 b) E* d人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011! U! e! d7 v' {5 c0 C/ X
+ @1 A4 k, Y" k# E- O! ^3 W
Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. ) ^" o: L$ {$ v4 B2 {/ X' M& zrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de ' R( F1 r% z7 m, ]人在德国 社区The idea being that disease could be banished by releasing the infected blood. " B: I+ r! M" ?4 J) Y2 Q2 r# y( s人在德国 社区 $ y$ y' b/ m) Irs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThat idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. 2 b; w8 J3 h- y( _% A / o( L/ {7 e5 a% `) ?rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.